Stutsman: One other thing that I meant to bring up from the Labor Management Committee meeting yesterday. There were some questions about where the County was at as far as setting up policies for emergency situations. I thought we could talk about that at department head meetings today, but if somebody could just give me that information I could pass it on to members of that committee.

Lacina: I'm sorry. I'm not clicking. Emergency policy for?

Stutsman: Right. After the June 29th storm there was some concern expressed by different department heads as far as what's the plan...

Lacina: Oh, I see.

Stutsman: ... when the lights all go out and things. I think there was a committee that met to discuss about developing some kind of protocol or whatever. I just wondered where that was at.

Duffy: I think the emergency personnel did a great job...

Bolkcom: Langenberg and McGinley are the 2 contacts on that.

Stutsman: OK. This was just dealing with like when the phones go down and the lights go out; is there a plan in place to deal with that?

Lacina: Kay Hull brought up the issue, too, that if you have children in that conference room up there and the lights go out, totally dark. There should be some procedure for getting them into the light, getting them to a safe place in case of a storm. Yes.

Stutsman: I think even up at the Department of Human Services when the lights went out up there, they've got a lot of interior offices with no windows. There wasn't even a flashlight up there. So it's just a discussion we need to have, to have some of these things in place so we know what to do.

Lacina: Right.

Stutsman: So Langenberg and...

Bolkcom: McGinley.

Stutsman: ...McGinley are the ones.

Bolkcom: I think are the ones appointed. They were going to round up a committee of people to work on it.

Stutsman: All right.

Bolkcom: But I think it would be good to have that on our next department head meeting agenda.

Stutsman: All right. Just, OK... an update on that. Thank you

Bolkcom: Anything else, Sally?

Stutsman: No.

Bolkcom: Jonathan are you done?

Jordahl: It sounds like enough. I would agree with that.

Stutsman: (Inaudible) that last item.

Jordahl: Hey, I thought it was something the Board might want to know about.

Lacina: (Inaudible) news to us.

Bolkcom: We need to... our memories are so good here we don't remember what...

Lacina: That's why we have to pass out sheets so that everybody can read it and refresh our memory.

Bolkcom: Including the minutes.

Lacina: Yes. Get those for me, would you please.

Stutsman: I think they were up yesterday...

Bolkcom: I don't believe I'm your secretary.

Stutsman: ... because I stuck them away, I need to get them out.

Bolkcom: I'll report briefly. I attended the candlelight vigil last night that was held down on the ped mall in response to the hate crime that occurred in Wyoming in the last few days and the death of Matthew Shepherd. There was a nice turnout, a lot of concern in the community about that and the fact that we still in Iowa don't have a human rights ordinance that protects sexual orientation or gender orientation, some desire to see that happen. We've been requested to attend a meeting by the Chamber of Commerce on sales tax discussion. I believe that's tomorrow morning.

Jordahl: Thursday I've got.

Bolkcom: Is it Thursday? They're seeking 2 members of the Board to attend and we need to choose a couple people to do that. There's a... Having said that, so we need to choose a couple people. Is that Thursday or Wednesday?

Jordahl: I've got Thursday at 7:30 in the morning. I received a call from Cole and specifically asked me to be part of that.

Duffy: Yes.

Jordahl: But it's up to us who we send.

Bolkcom: So who would... Jonathan would you like to go?

Duffy: You need 2?

Bolkcom: Yes. We need one other member to go.

Duffy: I'd say the Chair and the Vice Chair because we're already on the subcommittee.

Bolkcom: I think they want to uninvite me. I don't think they want me at the meeting.

Lacina: Why?

Stutsman: Don't take it personally.

Bolkcom: I'm not taking it personally.

Jordahl: What have you done to the Chamber?

Bolkcom: I'm just going to say I'm a lame duck. Maybe that...

Stutsman: Oh, because of your (inaudible)...

Lacina: (Inaudible) probably, yes.

Bolkcom: ... and I'm not a big advocate of the sales tax. I'm not like offering ideas on how to...

Stutsman: Steve, would you like to go?

Bolkcom: ... get it passed.

Lacina: Only thing, you probably need somebody, if they're going to put it on for next spring, that's going to be on the Board to continue with it.

Bolkcom: Yes.

Jordahl: Yes. That was what Cole was saying is that when this sort of becomes a really hot issue is going to be after the 1st of the year as it approaches ballot time.

Bolkcom: Sally and Jonathan?

Stutsman: I was going to say Charlie...

Bolkcom: Charlie and Jonathan?

Stutsman: That leaves Charlie and I for the other one.

Bolkcom: Right. I just think what we need... the Board needs to remain clear about what it's objectives are with this (inaudible) if this thing passes. That we're...

Stutsman: What is the meeting about?

Bolkcom: I'm not sure exactly.

Jordahl: It's to try... it's a joint meeting with the representatives of Coralville, Iowa City, and Johnson County. I think the idea is to move toward some kind of a joint project idea to try to come to some sort of an agreement that looks like or is cooperation between the entities.

Lacina: Can we do that, I guess without taking a position one side or another, but if that if the public decides this is what's going to happen then here are some projects, be it collaborative or whatever?

Bolkcom: OK.

Jordahl: That's the... the problem is that the only decision that we've made as a Board is that we have space needs, our higher priority than the things that have been discussed as joint projects.

Bolkcom: Right.

Jordahl: Unless we view our space needs as joint projects.

Stutsman: We can't be discussing this.

Bolkcom: Yes. I think the Board's position is space needs at this point. If members want to put it on to change that, we should do that. But I think that's what needs to be reported on Thursday is that's what our projects are.

Jordahl: Exactly, that's...

Stutsman: Who's the other person to go?

Bolkcom: Charlie, do you want to go?

Duffy: When is it?

Bolkcom: This Thursday at 7:30. It's just to represent the Board's position on...

Duffy: 7:30?

Bolkcom: ... sales tax.

Duffy: Oh, I like early days.

Bolkcom: All right. OK. Thank you.

Duffy: Next Thursday, we're talking on the...

Jordahl: 15th.

Duffy: ...15th.

Jordahl: This coming Thursday.

Duffy: 7:30 in the Chamber of Commerce room.

Jordahl: Uh-huh.

Bolkcom: A couple other reminders, the Board is hosting a reception for the new SEATS Director on Wednesday the 21st between 3 and 5 p.m. at the...

Stutsman: That's at the library?

Bolkcom: ...the library.

Lacina: I've gotten good response back already from people that have met her.

Bolkcom: Good.

Stutsman: Great. Yesterday was Lisa's first day.

Bolkcom: Yes, it was.

Jordahl: I've managed to miss her twice. She's been by the office, but I've always been busy with something.

Bolkcom: OK. Another meeting the 20th at 7 o'clock. Roads is going to be in this room, Secondary Roads Department, presenting the Prairie du Chien reconstruction project to members of the public.

Stutsman: At 7 o'clock?

Bolkcom: 7 o'clock. I believe I have a conflict that night, but Mike is interested in having members of the Board attend that, if people can do that.

Stutsman: I can be there.

Jordahl: Uh-huh. I'm planning to be.

Duffy: I might be...

Bolkcom: Maybe we could designate a couple of Supervisors, so we don't have a quorum.

Lacina: I've got MECCA.

Duffy: I might be in Des Moines for Economic Development.

Jordahl: I'll plan to be there.

Stutsman: Why don't Jonathan and I plan to go to that meeting.

Bolkcom: All right. Thank you.

Duffy: I'm going to have to take a day... When is that Economic Development? I thought that was on the 20th.

Lacina: Oh, in Des Moines.

Duffy: I'm supposed to go twice, but I can't afford that.

Bolkcom: All right. One more thing, evaluation of department heads. We're still on track with that. We did get some correspondence our some response from Pat White on our approach to executive session with that. He agrees that we can proceed. We need to develop a schedule. It's not on today to do that. I'd like to put it on for Thursday informal to check your calendars, to look at some time where we could set up some blocks of time to conduct the 11 or 12 evaluations that we have to conduct in the next 2 months.

Stutsman: I think we need to set up a schedule, then we have to reach agreement about the process,...

Bolkcom: OK.

Stutsman: ...how we're going to do that.

Lacina: So are we... We're planning, roughly, a little work session, right? That the 5 of us sit down and just discuss...

Bolkcom: That's right.

Lacina: All right.

Stutsman: Well, that's the process thing...

Bolkcom: That's the theory.

Stutsman: ... that we're going to have to nail down.

Lacina: Yes. Sounds good. Then we'll set up the schedule.

Bolkcom: Yes. That's all I had. Thank you.

Duffy: Could I mention a couple of other things. I'm glad you mentioned the candlelight vigil last night. I think we should make some kind of a statement that we don't condone murder, getting beaten to death, and hung up on a post.

Stutsman: I didn't get the message on that...

Duffy: It's just a terrible thing.

Stutsman: ...until 7:30 last night.

Duffy: Just a terrible thing, and I think we should make some kind of a statement on Thursday.

Jordahl: There's been discussion of...

Bolkcom: I think members of the Board are... Yes. Everybody...

Jordahl: There's been discussion of a Human Rights Ordinance. We had that presented to us a few months ago and that was suggested at this meeting, I believe, last night. I was at the Clear Creek meeting, but I wonder if maybe that's something we want to put on the agenda.

Duffy: I don't know if that...

Lacina: (Inaudible) proclamation affirming individuals' rights.

Duffy: ... really stops something like this. It looks to me like this was just plain murder.

Jordahl: Yes. It wouldn't stop it, but I think as you turn... Talk about going on record, a proclamation is not going to stop it either. I think...

Duffy: Well no, but just so people know we're concerned about people getting killed. That's a terrible thing to do.

Jordahl: Yes. I think we certainly could at least do that. I'm just wondering if the Board wants to discuss the other item as well.

Bolkcom: I think it's a good idea.

Duffy: There was one other thing and now I forgot what it was. Oh deer, I want to give this report on Thursday, but watch out for the deer, especially in the rural area. There's a couple of them laying dead on Highway 1 yesterday. One of the biggest does I think I've ever seen. I'd hate to hit that one.

Lacina: Is it...

Duffy: But the farmers are in the field and there's all kinds of deer running around.

Stutsman: Is that why they're running Charlie, because farmers are in the field or is it the rutting season?

Duffy: I would think so, Sally. There's deer...

Stutsman: I suppose that is probably why.

Duffy: ... but you see more when they're in the field harvesting their corn.

Bolkcom: We need to get those reflective jackets for them.

Duffy: It's dangerous.

Lacina: Well, in the rutting season they run blind from me. I've seen them...

Duffy: Yes. They don't even look to see if your coming.

Lacina: They run on scent and they're very combative. They are they're out on the roads.

Bolkcom: Yes.

Duffy: Iowa City Deer Committee meeting coming up next week.

Bolkcom: OK.

Lacina: What about raccoon control? When Charlie's done with deer, could we get him to do an assessment of raccoons? They are everywhere on the roads.

Stutsman: They are. It's pretty gross.

Jordahl: Animal control...

Lacina: Holy cow.

Duffy: They can cause accidents too because nobody... every person doesn't like to hit anything in the road. Here comes these coons out and you might swerve.

Stutsman: I think we better work on the woolly bears.

Bolkcom: And rats.

Lacina: ‘Tis the season.

Bolkcom: Is there any member of the public wish to address the Board this morning?

Carol Spaziani: I just had a question.

Bolkcom: Yes?

Spaziani: The meeting of the Planning and Zoning, the work session to review the Comp Plan, is that tonight or tomorrow night?

Bolkcom: Tomorrow night at 6:30.

Spaziani: I had down tonight at 6 (inaudible) .

Bolkcom: Wednesday.

Spaziani: Then will there be a new draft if you determine that there's material to be added to that document?

Bolkcom: I would assume that's true.

Duffy: I expect a lot of changes before we get that done.

Spaziani: No, I mean before it goes to the P and Z, will there be a new draft that people can look at?

Bolkcom: I think that the draft is whatever is... they did get a draft last night I understand from Karen Countryman. Was it last night the Zoning... Yes, Charlie reported... They got it last night if you need a copy... that's the most the recent draft that they'll review Wednesday and...

Spaziani: That's later than September 9th, (inaudible)?

Jordahl: Yes.

Bolkcom: Yes, probably. What's today? Yes.

Jordahl: To clarify that point, we do have a memo here yesterday from Karen Countryman and it talks about transmittal memo and it says, please note the following changes to the text of the Plan since you and the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed it last Wednesday.

Spaziani: OK. So (inaudible)

Jordahl: So there is a newer draft. Now what we discussed this morning was whether it's appropriate that that be considered as the draft by the Zoning Commission, but that's... The draft that they got last night will be the one that includes these changes.

Lacina: Speaking for myself, I haven't seen this new draft. It's on my desk back there, but I have no idea what that is.

Bolkcom: I haven't read it either.

Spaziani: (Inaudible)

Bolkcom: We need to... Yes, you can get a copy down the hall at the Planning and Zoning Office, would be the place. Yes. Susan?

Susan Horowitz: I just wanted to inform people about Hospice Road Race. If you want to pledge, please make your pledges to whichever human service agency that you think best. Obviously I'm representing one, (inaudible). It's a lot of fun, but it really is... it's very much needed by all of the human service agencies, as you well know.

Bolkcom: Yes. Thank you.

Duffy: What's that Susan?

Horowitz: The Hospice Road Races...

Duffy: Yes, I forgot... Are you going to get in it again, Joe?

Bolkcom: I'm thinking about it.

Duffy: Joe usually hits me up every year.

Horowitz: If he doesn't, I will.

Duffy: I know you...

Horowitz: No problem.

Lacina: Sunday we have a fund raiser for one of our employees...

Stutsman: That's right.

Lacina: ...who is fighting cancer. Pancake breakfast down at...

Stutsman: Eagles.

Lacina: ...Eagles. Could we bring that up Thursday, too...

Bolkcom: Yes. Let's bring it up.

Lacina: ...because I know it's in conflict with...

Pillard: Donations can also be made.

Lacina: Yes. Donations can be made as opposed to... Jerry Musser is selling pancake tickets. I think $5?

Bolkcom: Right.

Lacina: But a fund raiser for the family who's...

Horowitz: I heard mention of that (inaudible)

?: After the Road Races hopefully or before.

Lacina: Or before. I think it starts at... it runs at 7:30 until 1:00.

Stutsman: I think so.

Lacina: Let's try to do that Thursday, Joe. (Inaudible). Yes.

Bolkcom: Any other members of the public wish to address the Board? Joe?

Joe Gjovig: Recently we've had heard about the breakout, isn't it hepatitis in Linn County...

Lacina: Meningitis.

Gjovig: ... at Prairie High School. They found it necessary to give a vaccine.

Bolkcom: Right.

Gjovig: Now we're starting to hear of cases here in Johnson County. My question is, is the Health Department keeping on top of it all and will have vaccines available to the children if it becomes necessary?

Lacina: There's 2 kinds of meningitis. The kinds that we found, at least that I know of, in Johnson County so far are the secondary not as critical as the first. But the Health Boards are...

Stutsman: Yes.

Lacina: ... watching this very closely. All of them in this region.

Jordahl: Yes. I talked to Graham last night about this, Graham and Kot. They're not distributing any vaccines yet. I think they're kind of watching...

Gjovig: Because we sure don't want to get out of control.

Lacina: It's not new. If you think back there was a basketball player that his wisdom teeth extracted a few years ago at Iowa that developed it and became blind.

Stutsman: Jim Speed?

Lacina: There have been individuals... I know of personally of a family that had it.

Stutsman: James Speed?

Jordahl: James.

Lacina: No, it wasn't Speed.

Stutsman: Was it James? Yes, it was Speed. I'm sure the last name was Speed, I'm not sure about the first name.

Lacina: Was it Speed?

Jordahl: Yes, James Speed.

Lacina: OK. But there are cases around. In fact, we had it in the military. I lost a good friend with it in the service. But you do have to watch.

Gjovig: I read this morning that there's 2 lone cases at West High and one in Southeast Junior High.

Bolkcom: Right.

Gjovig: How many haven't been reported...

Jordahl: Yes.

Lacina: Well...

Jordahl: Are incubating.

Lacina: Yes. It's serious enough that they're going to be hospitalized if they get it.

Gjovig: But they are on top of it then... that's the important thing.

Bolkcom: Yes. I think they are. I think they are. Any other questions, Joe? All right.

(Continued in Part 4)